(November 1948)

Marvel, 1948 Series
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Volume
?
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1948-08-19
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Hercules Publishing Corporation
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

Some information on this issue supplied by Tom Lammers and the Timely/Atlas discussion list.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1948, 3rd Series, Vol. 2, No. 2, p. 262, Copyright number: B154673.

When Two-Gun Terror Rides the Range! (Table of Contents)

Tex Taylor / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Pierce Rice
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Tex Taylor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Rice pencils and unknown inks per Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr via atlastales.com. Previous indexer credited Syd Shores on pencils and inks.

Colt Merchants Buy Killer's Lead! (Table of Contents: 1)

Tex Taylor / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pierce Rice
Inks
Chu F. Hing
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
3385
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Tex Taylor; Black Raiders; Mr. Spruce; Miss Farrel; Fury
Synopsis
Miss Farrel asks Tex to defend her store from robbery. Tex discovers the Black Raiders receive inside knowledge from Spruce, who is aware of all the Sagebrush shop owners' security systems. Tex unmasks Spruce as the leader and capture the gang.
Keywords
Sagebrush

Indexer Notes

Rice pencils and Hing inks per Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr via atlastales.com. Previous indexer credited Syd Shores on pencils and inks.

The Curse of the Ketcham Clan! (Table of Contents: 2)

Tex Taylor / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pierce Rice
Inks
Bob Stuart ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
3684
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Tex taylor; Ed Phillips; Maddy Phillips; Jeb Ketchum; Fury
Synopsis
The Ketchums believe their windmill has a curse on it which kills anyone who comes near the windmill but will give them mastery over their neighbors. Tex realizes the windmill grounds are infested with rattlesnakes and has pigs eat the snakes, forcing the Ketchums to stand down.
Keywords
Wasatch Range

Indexer Notes

art credits per Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr via atlastales.com.

The Law in Acrona (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
SL-3693
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Tex Taylor Color Page (Table of Contents: 4)

Tex Taylor / activity / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Syd Shores
Inks
Syd Shores

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Tex Taylor

Indexer Notes

Image comes from cover of Text Taylor #1

A Pair of Sixes Takes the Pot! (Table of Contents: 5)

Blaze Carson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marty Nodell ?
Inks
Pete Riss ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
3280
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Blaze Carson; Jesse Jessup; Mr. Lathrop; Betty
Synopsis
After Jessup is let out of prison he's found dead. Blaze surmises Lathrop set him free to cover up robberies he had been performing. When Blaze confronts Lathrop, Lathrop draws a gun and Blaze shoots him.
Keywords
Red Dog

Indexer Notes

Possible art credits per Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr via atlastales.com.

Two-Gun Terror Rides the Range! (Table of Contents: 6)

Tex Taylor / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pierce Rice
Inks
Lin Streeter ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
3736
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Tex Taylor; Juan Luis Fernandez; Nan Brewster; Mr. Brewster; Mrs. Brewster; Jerry Brewster; Fury
Synopsis
Tex catches and kills Fernandez and gives the reward to Nan Brewster's family, helping her restless brother Jerry to settle down.
Keywords
Circle-S Ranch

Indexer Notes

art credits per Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr via atlastales.com.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. When Two-Gun Terror Rides the Range!
    Tex Taylor
  2. 1. Colt Merchants Buy Killer's Lead!
    Tex Taylor
  3. 2. The Curse of the Ketcham Clan!
    Tex Taylor
  4. 3. The Law in Acrona
  5. 4. Tex Taylor Color Page
    Tex Taylor
  6. 5. A Pair of Sixes Takes the Pot!
    Blaze Carson
  7. 6. Two-Gun Terror Rides the Range!
    Tex Taylor
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Rob Johnson
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gregory Roe
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Tom Zsolt